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Structural ordering of monodispersed spherical silica particles (MSSP) occurs in ammonia stabilized concentrated suspensions obtained by tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) hydrolysis in alcohol-aqueous solutions in the ammonia concentration range from 0.0001 to 0.0008 mol/L. MSSP interaction follows the DLFO (Deryagin, Landau, Ferway, and Overbeck) mechanism when electrostatic repulsive forces between the particles predominate, and the structural ordering requires straightened conditions, which are provided by suspension concentrating through MSSP gravitational precipitation.

The kinetics of supramolecular crystallization of concentrated suspensions is three-dimensional and follows the Avrami-Erofeev equation: A = 1 -exp[-(kt)m], where m = 4. The rate constant k is proportional to the probability of the appearance of a crystallization center in unit volume in unit time and the linear crystal growth rate, which is determined experimentally.

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